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LOT 0635
Roman Gilt Bronze Snake-Headed Bracelet
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (24.6 grams, 74 mm).
Round-section shank and lozenge-shaped finials with serpent detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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